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Sunil Shukla, Director General extending support to existing entrepreneurs.
Ph.D. (Psychology) He has developed curriculum, modules, and
director@ediindia.org structures for various entrepreneurship
development activities. Specialises in the
Dr. Sunil Shukla, possesses more than three areas of business opportunity identification
decades of experience, in entrepreneurship and guidance, Business plan preparation and
education, research, training and institution entrepreneurship. Developed various
building. His pioneering programmes and entrepreneurship development models
Berkeley, USA; University of Texas, Austin, USA and Plan Formulation. Trained in entrepreneurship teaching
d e v e l o p m e n t i n t e r v e n t i o n s i n through CSR initiatives of corporates like
Osaka, Japan on innovation, incubation and science & at Stanford Technology Venture Programmes and Indian
'entrepreneurship' and 'intrapreneurship' HSBC, Facebook, Accenture, HCL, Walmart, HP
technology entrepreneurship. School of Business, Hyderabad, Startup Accelerators in
have ensured sustainable results for varied and ITC in India. Has also handled the task of
the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at MASHAV - Israel's
target groups. As a researcher, he has networking and catalysing vital linkages. He
Tarun Bedi Agency for International Development Cooperation,
extended the frontiers of entrepreneurship, has travelled for entrepreneurship-related
M.A. (Sociology), Israel. Involved in entrepreneurship teaching and
nationally and globally through empirical assignments to countries such as Lao PDR,
M.A. (Rural Development) startup growth. Worked as a Research Fellow with the
research and dissemination. He leads the Iran, Philippines, Comoros and Malaysia.
B.E. (Civil) Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship
world's largest and the most prestigious
tarun@ediindia.org at IIM Ahmedabad. Trained in Application of Simulation
annual study of entrepreneurial dynamics in
for Entrepreneurship Teaching at the University of
the world - the Global Entrepreneurship S.B. Sareen
Monitor (GEM) India Chapter. An acclaimed D.I.M, D.I.M.O. (Hons) Has over 26 years of experience in the field of Tennessee, USA.
Entrepreneurship Development. Engaged in areas of
entrepreneurship proponent, Dr. Shukla's D.M.M
rural development, development of micro enterprises, Amit K. Dwivedi
work has also led to notable policy advocacy. sareen@ediindia.org
implementing and providing hand-holding support to Ph.D. (Commerce)
He has contributed in formulating Govt.
unorganised sectors like handloom, handicraft and akdwivedi@ediindia.org
policies in the field of Entrepreneurship, A textile technologist, management
village industries. He has also been engaged in action
MSMEs & Startups. His work in the Greater professional, educator and trainer in
research, evaluation studies, etc. He also works as a Has over 16 years of teaching and research experience.
Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries, Asia, entrepreneurship with 40 Years of experience
Cluster Development Executive for several important Currently, he is a National Team Member of the Global
Africa, America, Iran and Uzbekistan has been in Industry, consultancy, academia and
clusters and is engaged in planning and implementation Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) India Consortium and
highly appreciated. Several organizations, training at national and international levels.
of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme has co-authored four GEM reports. He is associated
Govt. ministries and departments have him on Specializes New Enterprise Creation, Business
(SVEP) of the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of with reputed national and international journals as a
their board. Counselling, Growth Programmes for Existing
India. reviewer, editor and editorial board member. Dr.
Entrepreneurs, Faculty Development
Dwivedi has authored research papers, book reviews,
Programmes and Capacity Building
Satya Ranjan Acharya and a textbook. Dr. Dwivedi has presented his research
Programmes for Resource Persons in the field
Ph.D. (Economics) at national and international conferences in India and
Raman Gujral of Entrepreneurship Development in addition
MBA, MFC abroad. He participated in a Training of Trainers'
Ph.D. (Commerce) to nurturing innovations and promoting
satya@ediindia.org programme for teaching 'Business Simulation',
ramangujral@ediindia.org Science & Technology Entrepreneurship.
organized by ILS, held at the University of Tennessee,
A business management professional with 22 years of Texas, USA.
Has over 32 years of experience in the field of Widely travelled, he has been trained at the
teaching and consultancy experience in the areas of
Entrepreneurship Development. He has Netherlands International Institute for
Financial Management, Idea Generation and Business
expertise in new enterprise creation and in Management (RVB); University of California,